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Historical Event on 9/8/2000
Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.

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9/20/1993	First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
10/16/1978	Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
4/14/1989	Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car.
4/8/1985	India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.
8/2/1984	32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
1/16/1945	Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.
5/14/1956	Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
5/14/1956	Taimurlang passed away.
6/18/1992	Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
2/2/1788	Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.

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Historical Event on 9/8/2000 Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.

Historical Event on 9/8/2000
Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.